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In 1979, H & R Johnson was acquired by Nocros Plc, which continues to own 50% of Philkeram - Johnson S.A. In 1982, Industrial Mining S.A. was founded to produce and market building materials, specializing in tile adhesives and grouts. Initially, Philkeram Johnson produced only white square tiles (15x15 cm), but soon expanded to other colors.
Florida Tile was established in Lakeland, Florida when Leon Sikes Sr. and his sons James "Jimmie" Sikes and Leon Sikes Jr. purchased a run-down tile plant for $8,000 in March 1954. [3] At the time the company produced one specialty trim shape of tile that was difficult to find.
The gyrobifastigium can be constructed by attaching two triangular prisms along corresponding square faces, giving a quarter-turn to one prism. [3] These prisms cover the square faces so the resulting polyhedron has four equilateral triangles and four squares, making eight faces in total, an octahedron. [4]
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Approximately 20,000 roofing tiles and 2,200 black and white marble floor blocks came from a Cuban castle. Of particular interest are the antique Spanish tiles used lavishly in the entrance hall, patio, cloisters, and some rooms; a collection of nearly 36,000 15th century tiles that had been assembled in the 1880s by Mrs. Horace Havermeyer ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the government of President Bashar ...
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly bludgeoning her mother to death inside her own home, officials said. Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet.